W.P.(C) 508/2025 $~70 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 15.01.2025 + W.P.(C) 508/2025 MANDEEP KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Counsel (Appearance not given) versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr.Sushil Raaja, SPC Mr.Gopesh Jindal, Ms.Anjali, Advs. for UOI CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SHALINDER KAUR NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (Oral) CM APPL. 2368/2025 (Exemption) 1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. W.P.(C) 508/2025 2. This petition has been filed by the petitioner, praying for a direction to the respondents to constitute a Medical Board for determining the medical fitness category of the petitioner. 3. It is the case of the petitioner that the petitioner joined the Railway Protection Force as a Constable on 01.08.2015. On 09.06.2024, he suffered a crush injury on the right foot from a running train at the Kishan Ganj Railway Station, Delhi, and was subsequently issued a Disability Certificate dated 05.11.2024, which certifies as under: Digitally Signed By:SUNIL Signing Date:20.01.2025 19:04:48 Signature Not Verified W.P.(C) 508/2025 “LOCOMOTOR DISABILITY=25% + PLASTIC & SURGERY DISABILITY=8% (LESS THAN 40%) AS PER GOVT GUIDELINES IN CAES OF MULTIPLE DISABILITY IF DISABILITY LESS THAN 25%= NOT ADD & IF DISABILITY FOUNDS LESS THAN 40% DISABILITY CERTIFICATE NOT ISSUED” 4. The petitioner asserts that the petitioner was thereafter examined at the Northern Railway Central Hospital, Basant Lane, Paharganj, Delhi, where it was directed that the petitioner be examined by an Integrated Medical Board. However, the Medical Board has not been constituted till now. 5. Issue notice. 6. Notice is accepted by Mr.Sushil Raaja, the learned counsel, on behalf of the respondents. 7. Keeping in view the nature of the relief prayed, we direct the respondents to constitute a Integrated Medical Board for assessing the medical status/fitness category of the petitioner, within a period of four weeks from today. The Medical Board shall keep in view the medical documents that have been filed by the petitioner along with the present petition, or any additional document that the petitioner may produce before it, before rendering its final opinion. 8. We clarify that we have not expressed any opinion on the merit of the averments made by the petitioner in the petition, and it shall be open to the Medical Board/respondents to decide the same. In case the petitioner is aggrieved of the order passed by the respondents, it shall be open to the petitioner to challenge the same in accordance with Digitally Signed By:SUNIL Signing Date:20.01.2025 19:04:48 Signature Not Verified W.P.(C) 508/2025 law. 9. The petition is disposed of in the above terms. NAVIN CHAWLA, J SHALINDER KAUR, J JANUARY 15, 2025/sg/DG Click here to check corrigendum, if any By:SUNIL Signing Date:20.01.2025 19:04:48